Ixelles

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Ixelles (French, pronounced [iksɛl] ) or Elsene (Dutch, pronounced [ˈɛlsənə] ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, Forest, Uccle, Saint-Gilles and Watermael-Boitsfort. As of 1 January 2023, the municipality had a population of 88,521 inhabitants. The total area is 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi), which gives a population density of 13,807/km2 (35,760/sq mi). Like all municipalities in Brussels, it is officially bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the region, and is particularly noted for its communities of European and Congolese immigrants.

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